Madhav Vaze (born 21 October 1939) is a theater artist, director and film actor. He has acted and directed mainly in theater and has had a few stints in films.

Early life

He was born on 21 October 1939.

Career

He started out his career as a child artist in the critically acclaimed film ''

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''. In 2009, Vaze made a guest appearance in the

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''. Director Aamir Khan expressed that he would like to work with Vaze in the theater. In 2013, Vaze directed a production of ''

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'' in Marathi, translated by Parshuram Deshpande and featuring Kanak Datye and

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. In March 2015 he appeared in the Vodafone m-Pesa advertisement as Babuji. The advert can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktgDPTlFxsU

Filmography

*''

'' (1953) *’’ Vahininchya Bangadya’’ (1953) *''

'' (2009) *'' Dear Zindagi'' (2016) *''

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'' (2019) as Atmaram Gupchup

Awards

His debut film ''

'' won the President's award and was one of the first films ever in India.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaze, Madhav 1939 births Living people 20th-century Indian male actors Indian theatre directors 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male child actors Place of birth missing (living people)